Description du livre Columbia University Press, United States, 2014. Paperback. État : New. Reprint. 226 x 152 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons--in one case wrapped in chains and locked under a staircase--yet ill treatment could not silence the friar s apocalyptic message. Religious figures who preached the end times were hardly rare in the late Middle Ages, but Rupescissa s teachings were unique. He claimed that knowledge of the natural world, and alchemy in particular, could act as a defense against the plagues and wars of the last days. His melding of apocalyptic prophecy and quasi-scientific inquiry gave rise to a new genre of alchemical writing and a novel cosmology of heaven and earth. Most important, the friar s research represented a remarkable convergence between science and religion. In order to understand scientific knowledge today, Leah DeVun asks that we revisit Rupescissa s life and the critical events of his age--the Black Death, the Hundred Years War, the Avignon Papacy--through his eyes. Rupescissa treated alchemy as medicine (his work was the conceptual forerunner of pharmacology) and represented the emerging technologies and views that sought to combat famine, plague, religious persecution, and war. The advances he pioneered, along with the exciting strides made by his contemporaries, shed critical light on later developments in medicine, pharmacology, and chemistry. N° de réf. du libraire AAH9780231145398

Description du livre Columbia University Press, United States, 2014. Paperback. État : New. Reprint. 226 x 152 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons--in one case wrapped in chains and locked under a staircase--yet ill treatment could not silence the friar s apocalyptic message. Religious figures who preached the end times were hardly rare in the late Middle Ages, but Rupescissa s teachings were unique. He claimed that knowledge of the natural world, and alchemy in particular, could act as a defense against the plagues and wars of the last days. His melding of apocalyptic prophecy and quasi-scientific inquiry gave rise to a new genre of alchemical writing and a novel cosmology of heaven and earth. Most important, the friar s research represented a remarkable convergence between science and religion. In order to understand scientific knowledge today, Leah DeVun asks that we revisit Rupescissa s life and the critical events of his age--the Black Death, the Hundred Years War, the Avignon Papacy--through his eyes. Rupescissa treated alchemy as medicine (his work was the conceptual forerunner of pharmacology) and represented the emerging technologies and views that sought to combat famine, plague, religious persecution, and war. The advances he pioneered, along with the exciting strides made by his contemporaries, shed critical light on later developments in medicine, pharmacology, and chemistry. N° de réf. du libraire AAH9780231145398

Description du livre Columbia University Press, 2014. État : New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. A+ Customer Service! Summary: Leah DeVun's study is original in conception, thoroughly researched, and written with distinction. Most important, it is fully persuasive concerning the ideological link between prophecy and alchemy in the agenda of its fascinating protagonist, John of Rupescissa. Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time will be of interest to students of both apocalypticism and medieval scientific thought. N° de réf. du libraire ABE_book_new_023114539X

Description du livre 2014. Paperback. État : NEW. 9780231145398 This listing is a new book, a title currently in-print which we order directly and immediately from the publisher. N° de réf. du libraire HTANDREE01140008

Description du livre 2014. Paperback. État : New. 150mm x 18mm x 229mm. Paperback. In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 255 pages. 0.386. N° de réf. du libraire 9780231145398

Description du livre 2014. Paperback. État : New. 150mm x 18mm x 229mm. Paperback. In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. .Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. 255 pages. 0.386. N° de réf. du libraire 9780231145398